A Wild Sunday!

Today is Monday, but I’ve got to tell you about our wild Sunday. I was picked up at the hotel at about noon for the nearly 2-hour drive to the other side of Delhi. We finally arrived at the destination, where a couple of things were planned. As we were waiting in the car for someone, I was intrigued by a group of boys playing a game of cricket in an empty lot. I was about to get out of the car to get a closer look when I realized there was a group of about 75-80 women of all ages standing next to the car, ready to begin a peaceful demonstration/march through the neighborhood. They were chanting something in Hindi, banging some drums and smiling as they passed us. Well, then it was time for us to go. We drove a few blocks and got out of the car. There was a line of about 40 lepers from a leper colony, waiting to be given food. We were there to assist with the food distribution. After a prayer, I was asked to be the first to scoop some rice into the bowls of the first few in line. It was a privilege to serve them. Then the next person was asked to help. As I moved out into the street, I saw the women’s demonstration heading toward me. As they passed in front of us, waving and, in some cases, shaking and even kissing our hands and shouting “America”, three police vehicles pulled up, the officers getting out of the cars. It was kind of bizarre with the food distribution to the lepers, the march, and the police presence all converging in the same place at the same time, while a crowd of curious onlookers continued to grow. We were then whisked away to a nearby church, where we participated in a worship service of 3 churches. We were very warmly welcomed and each offered a word of encouragement. Then it was off for the hour drive to the airport for our 10 PM flight to Kathmandu. As we were leaving the church, a young girl ran out of the church and up to me and said one word, something that is universally understood as she pointed to her cell phone: “Selfie”. (Notice the pastor who photobombed us!)
We safely landed, retrieved our bags and got to the hotel at about 11:15 PM. In the taxi on the way from the airport to the hotel, I watched on my iPad via Periscope as Josh Lott preached at CCS!

It was an action-packed day and it all ended too quickly.

Today was really great, but it is late and I’ll write about it in the morning.

Thanks for reading and keeping in touch.

David